2 dollars
$200-$1000 non-union jobs, union jobs in the higher thousands.
Depends on the level of success you achieve.Celebrities make much more money than actors who are not famous.There are also background actors, often called "extras" and they are paid much less.It also depends on the budget of the film or work.There are student films, by students at film schools and those cast volunteer actors most of the time. Sometimes, if there is a budget, at all, on a student or low-budget film, actors may get a few dollars, and/or copy of the completed project.Then, there are the unions. Once you become eligible to join SAG (Screen Actors Guild), you must do only union work. Which means you will be paid union wage. This also varies, and mostly affects the day players, extras and non-famous actors. Celebrities are a different level and have far different pay rates than the rest of the actors.If you are eligible for SAG [three SAG vouchers as a non-union extra or a Taft-Hartley voucher], and have the fee -- currently about $2,500 to join -- you can join. Nevertheless, many young actors make the mistake of joining too soon, believing it will get them more work. Without the non-union experience, this stops a young actors career from progressing, as they have not taken advantage of being non-union. As a non-union actor, one can do lots of on the job training with student films and low-budget non-union work.Once a member of the union, the actor can no longer take non-union work and gain the needed experience. Since there are thousands of union actors -- already experienced -- new members just joining (with little non-union experience) find it difficult to get a foot into union productions.
advantages of not being in a union is that you get paid way better and you dont have to pay unions dues. you have individualism also.
Is she union or non-union employed? ------- She is non-union and has been milked by the system.
It depends whether or not you are union or non-union. If you are a member of IUOE Local 825 you are making between $40 - $46 per hour plus $22 per hour for your benefit package. If you are non-union, you'll make $18 - $28 per hour and you are lucky to have any benefits.
Union Members belong to SAG (Stage Actor's Guild) and pay dues. They are protected re their jobs (just like in any other Union job) and even if they only have a few lines in a movie or are considered a 'Character Actor' they are paid Royaltys as well as overtime. The non union members are paid small wages for being extras, running errands, get one or two lines in a movie (working their way into hopefully a big break in the movie industry) and do not belong to the Union or have a chance to belong to the Union unless they are have an agent in order to be paid to be in a movie. At the present time some Movie Companies are using Non Union Members for different areas in the business (being paid more money) but the have caused much concern to the Union Members because the Movie Companies are using some Non Union Members in the movies, thus cheap labor.
Non Union = 15.00-18.00 per hour. Union = 21.00-25.00 per hour. Union Carpenters also get benefits (retirement-health and life Ins.-vacation) paid in addition to the wage listed above.
Gary Oldman .
There is no answer. The actors/actresses will get at least scale (union minimum), usually more, although there is no upper limit. If the film is independent (and non-union), the actors may not even be paid. In addition to, or instead of pay, they may get points (percentage of the profits) -- which could be a lot, or nothing. It isn't a dumb question. There just isn't an answer for it.
Claire has a very lovely dreams and a great attitude. Go for it, Claire. Nevertheless, rarely do movie actors reach such a high level of income. Still, how much a movie actor is paid depends a lot on if they are union or non-union. It depends on if the film is independent and/or the size of the budget. It can be a "low-budget independent film", "student film" or "epic motion picture". If it is a student film or low-budget, and they hire actors, too: The pay can and will be either 1) none or 2) anywhere from transportation $5.00 (for a subway or bus ticket) to $500.00. Some films also offer "deferred pay"; which means, if the independent film sells you will get paid WHEN and IF they get money. "Deferred pay" usually means you will not get paid, though. If you have not qualified for SAG (Screen Actors Guild), and you CANNOT just join; you must earn it. If you have not earned it, yet and do not have the $2,500 to join -- you are considered NON-UNION. As a non-union actor you are often not paid at all. And even if you do "extra" or "background" work on the big films with famous people . . . you, as a non-union actor are paid LESS than an union 'extra'. If you're union (a member of SAG, in some cases AFTRA); you will be paid more. You're salary, though, depending again the type of film it is -- ranges from $50.00 to $50,000 for your first film(s). In fact, many movie actors (non-famous, members of SAG) make, per year, if they work in films -- anywhere from $1,000 (one thousand) to $50,000 a film. It varies greatly. I know a movie actor, in many films and he's even a little famous. He doesn't make $300,000 or even near per film. That is very, very rare!
non union
If they're ethnic or a woman then they will be paid half as much as a white male. Also a white male gets paid half as much as a white male jew. Unless of course you are an ethnic or female jew, then you are compensated the same as a non jew white male.